Screwdriver Drink Recipe

May 28, 2017 | Post By Brodey Sheppard

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This is a classic cocktail that gained popularity in the 1940s, and while most people have heard of it, it’s astonishing how many don’t actually know what goes into a Screwdriver drink. It couldn’t be simpler – Vodka and orange juice.

That being said, there are many ways to improve on the simple recipe for a screwdriver. The one we’re about to show you is the classic, but here are some other variations you may want sample:

A Slow Screw: Sloe Gin and orange juice.

A Slow Comfortable Screw: Sloe Gin, Southern Comfort and orange Juice

A Slow Comfortable Screw Up Against the Wall: Sloe Gin, Sothern Comfort, Galliano and orange juice.

A Sonic Screw: Vanilla Vodka, Blue Curacao and lemon-lime soda

Truman Capote called the Screwdriver “my orange drink”, and he apparently imbibed a fair number while writing In Cold Blood. The drink is reminiscent of an era in which men still wore fedoras and women drank theirs with an added touch of soda water.

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Brodey is an enthusiastic marketing and advertising strategest out of the Sunshine Coast, Australia. Brodey has always been passionate about liquor and alcohol in general. You will find Brodey on the weekends either out on the football pitch kicking goals or down the lake with a glass of wine.